Morning after breakfast we continue across the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass (2260m). Stopping along the way for photos and enjoying the panoramic views of High Atlas Mountains along with Berber villages, through kasbah telouet, is a Kasbah along the former route of the caravans from the Sahara over the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech. The kasbah was the seat of the El Glaoui family’s power, thus sometimes also called the Palace of Glaoui, The passage of the merchant caravans, which connected the desert with the large cities situated on the other side of the Atlas, and the proximity of the salt mines, made the wealth of the Pashas inhabiting Telouet. Through the ounila valley , the Ounila river has transformed the landscape. A rich variety of green crops line the valley floor, contrasting with the rusty red rock of the canyon-like walls,we arrive to ksar ait ben haddou (the UNESCO World Heritage Centre where movies such as Gladiator and Jesus of Nazareth were filmed). The ksar, a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls, is a traditional pre-Saharan habitat. The houses crowd together within the defensive walls, which are reinforced by corner towers. Ait-Ben-Haddou, in Ouarzazate province, is a striking example of the architecture of southern Morocco. the deep south of Morocco, the Draa Valley stretches from the city of Ouarzazate into the Sahara Desert. The Draa Valley is a stunning oasis home to Berber villages, sumptuous Kasbahs, streaming sand dunes, lush green plains, snow-capped Atlas Mountains, endless stretches of palm trees and the Draa, Morocco’s largest river. It is no wonder that the valley has become famous for its Kasbahs. After tansikht , through the beautiful desert and mountainous landscapes,nkob and msissi , we arrive to rissani, ancient city of sjilmassa and ancient capital of Tafilalet(big oases in africa), A former major caravan center, Rissani remains a major commercial center in the region, with a large souk, particularly lively on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. It is noted for its leather and goat skin trading. The mausoleum of Moulay Ali Cherif, third great-grandfather of Moulay Cherif, founder of the Alaouite Dynasty of Morocco, is located on the southern edge of town ; Then towards Merzouga and the desert where you can watch the sunset over the dunes. Dinner and overnight at the camp at the foot of the dunes of Erg Chebbi. Medieval traveller Ibn Batuta wrote about visiting Sijilmasa (near Tafilalt) in the fourteenth century on his journey from Fez to Mali, « the country of the blacks ». It was later destroyed in 1818 by the Aït Atta, but its ruins remain, including two gateways Erfoud is an oasis town in the Sahara Desert famous for its fossilized marbles, Due to its proximity to Merzouga desert village in the Erg Chebbi Dunes, Erfoud has developed tourist-related infrastructures to facilit acces to big desert. Through t tinjdad a bérbér village to arrive to tinghir, Visit the Gorges du Todra and green gardens their flocks of goats and sheep. Visit the Gorges du Todra and green gardens their flocks of goats The Dadès Gorges are a series of rugged wadi gorges carved out by the Dadès River, overnight in calm atmosphére . The Dades Valley has a wild landscape, with snow on one side and semi-desert on the other, its savage grandeur and unearthly silence can be equalled only by the Grand Canyon. The Berbers erected hundreds and hundreds of Kasbahs in this valley. we arrive to roses valley , stop photos in mgoun river (kasbahs,gardens,bérbér daily…..), River flows through the valley quenching a miraculous, winding path of fruit, walnut, wheat, silver birch and almond trees through skoura(Skoura is a fertile oasis lined with immense palm groves. The Kasbah Amerhidil is part of Skoura palm grove alongside more), we continue to ouarzazate,felming location and the official residence of the Glaoui family (cinema studios , kasbah taourirt). After lunch we continue to marrakech through amerzgane and ighrem a stunning mountains home to Berber villages, in the cool shadows of the Atlas Mountains, we continue to marrakesh . NOTE :Possibility of ONE day more betwen Ourzazate and merzouga : Zagora in draa valley (kasbah tamnougalt,Tamgrout …..) 5days ,4nights4 Days : Marrakesh - Ouarzazate - Merzouga - Dades - Marrakesh
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